Lili Elbe
Danish painter and transgender woman (1882–1931) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lili Ilse Elvenes (28 December 1882 – 13 September 1931), better known as Lili Elbe, was a Danish painter, transgender woman, and one of the earliest recipients of sex reassignment surgery (gender-affirming surgery).[1][2]
Lili Elbe | |
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Born | Einar Wegener (1882-12-28)28 December 1882 Vejle, Denmark |
Died | 13 September 1931(1931-09-13) (aged 48) |
Other names | Lili Ilse Elvenes (legal name) |
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She was a painter under her birth name Einar Wegener.[3] After transitioning in 1930, she changed her legal name to Lili Ilse Elvenes, stopped painting,[4] and later adopted the surname Elbe. She was the first known recipient of a uterus transplant in an attempt to achieve pregnancy, but died due to the subsequent complications.[5][6][7][8][9]
The UK and US versions of her semi-autobiographical narrative were published posthumously in 1933 under the title Man into Woman: An Authentic Record of a Change of Sex.[10][11] A film inspired by her life, The Danish Girl, was released in 2015. An opera based on her life, Lili Elbe, composed by Tobias Picker, premiered in 2023.[12][13][14]